Sailor diplomat : Nomura Kichisaburo and the Japanese-American War / Peter Mauch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mauch, Peter, author.

Contributor:

Harvard University. Asia Center.

Series:

Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 333.

Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 333

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Causes.

World War, 1939-1945.

Japan--Foreign relations--1912-1945.

Japan.

Nomura, Kichisaburo, 1877-1964.

Nomura, Kichisaburo.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 312 p. :) ill. ;

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Asia Center, [2011]

Summary:

As Japan's pre-Pearl Harbor ambassador to the United States, Admiral Nomura Kichisaburo (1877-1964) played a significant role in a tense and turbulent period in Japanese-US relations. This biography casts light on the life and career of this important figure.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Nomura's Early Years (1877-1899)

Young Navy Officer (1899-1911)

Assignments to China, Tokyo, and Washington (1912-1918)

Nomura and the Era of Naval Limitation (1919-1937)

Foreign Minister Nomura (September 1939-January 1940)

Ambassadorial Appointment (August 1940-January 1941)

Ambassador Nomura and the Draft Understanding (January-April 1941)

A Mission Gone Awry (May-October 1941)

The Failure of a Mission and War (November 1941-August 1945)

Cold Warrior (November 1945-September 1951)

Epilogue

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Harvard East Asian Monographs.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-68417-506-2

OCLC:

1132227308

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9781684175062 DOI